A Journey to Endor

All my life I’ve been waiting to see the Redwoods, and finally yesterday I got the chance. Photos can never do these trees justice; you must experience their surreal majesty in person. I visited one of the most well-known areas for viewing the giants, Jedediah SmithRedwood State Park near Crescent City, California. In another unintended turn down film history lane, this park is coincidentally home to Endor, the planet of the Ewoks from Return of the Jedi.Do you know that over 90% of the original redwoods have been logged by greedy-ass humans? Gross, right?These behemoths can grow over 370 feet tall and over 20 feet in diameter. They are some of the oldest living beings on this planet. It is truly depressing to walk among these ancient groves knowing that dumbass humans cut down the biggest, tallest, strongest, and oldest specimens in the early 1900’s. The hubris of a man taking a saw to a 1,000 year old tree is truly disgusting. Walking through this forest, knowing it is now only a shadow of what it used to be because of human interference, makes me hate people more than I already do. I didn’t actually think that was possible. Take the time to visit this place and remind yourself how insignificant we are compared to the resources we destroy. Sitting humbly at the base of one of these granddaddy trees does wonders for recalibrating one’s perspective. Enough preaching, if you could give a fuck about preserving the Earth, well then maybe you care about visiting Endor. Whatever gets you there, it’s worth a trip to backwoods California to gaze at the big tall trees. Psychedelics are optional, but you have a much greater chance of glimpsing an Ewok if you bring some along.